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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1982
Page
2
This Week two years ago the Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department won the silver in the annual hose laying competition hosted by the Fort St. John airport crew at Taylor. They also earned the Most Sportsmanlike Trophy as part of the event.
Chetwynd village council announces 1977 Graduation Exercises for Saturday June 25 with a Graduation Banquet for grade 12 students their escorts and parents. A 1967 Rodeo Parade drew about 800 attendees and noted bottle hazards from broken disposable bottles. The village urges residents to verify business licenses before engaging unlicensed salesmen amid complaints of fly-by-night operators. Gas price note encourages using Dawson Creek stations with small savings for two grades of gasoline.
A verse by Margaret Louise Mints praises beauty in all seasons from brook murmurs to winter snow. Local events include Bette-Lou Campbell winning All Around Cow-Girl at the Hudson Hope Rodeo, plus small-town updates on residents, travel and golf. Frank Oberle discusses NEP updates and tax changes affecting oil and gas to 1986.
Frank Oberle calls the original policy disastrous and notes an 18 month poison, while oil revenue was overestimated by 25 billion. He argues deficits will rise, programs rely on short term tax incentives, and NEP updates fail to shift from an economically untenable position with little prospect of achieving self sufficiency.
The first Tumbler Ridge Lot Draw will be held on June 23 at the George Dawson Inn in Dawson Creek. About fifty single family and fifty mobile home lots will be available, with preferences for firms planning to become permanent residents of the Industrial Park. Contact Owen Toop at 782-1826 for details. The Royal Bank will open a temporary office at Tumbler Ridge in mid July, and a 3000 square foot temporary Super Valu will open on-site by September. Summer staff arrival includes Chief Building Inspector Ernest Melaniza and Fire Chief John Wyatt on-site.
Abe Unruh of Northern Lights College was elected president of the provincial BC Association of Colleges at the June 11-13 gathering on the Burnaby Campus of the Pacific Vocational Institute. Delegates from BC college boards urged clear goals, coalition with government, and stronger local control amid fiscal restraint and a shift toward cost effectiveness.
Dave Griffeths general manager of the Credit Union presents Mr Franks with a 1000 dollar cheque for the Senior Citizens Housing project. The gift supports construction or development work for elder housing.
Publication information for the Wednesday edition of the Chetwynd paper. South Peace Publishing Ltd lists subscription rates for Canada and foreign countries, a single copy price, and identifies 2141 Bunne Hoffman as editor and publisher.
The graduation ceremonies for the class of 1982 will be held July 3 with a 6:00 p.m. banquet at Our Lady of Peace Hall and a Graduation Supper for graduates, parents, teachers, and special guests. The 8:00 p.m. gym presentation will feature entries by the C E S S students, with remarks from the district superintendent, dignitaries, and guest speaker Mrs. Yvonne Elden and valedictorian Ron Thomson.
A scrambled listing of day parts, show titles, and times across a Rockford Files era schedule. The guide includes sports, news, dramas, comedies, and children’s programs with placeholders and partial entries for June weekend broadcasting.
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